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Canon FD 50 mm f/ 1.4 Lens

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Canon FD 50 mm f/ 1.4 lens

Format: 35mm SLR

Type: Prime lens

Focusing: Manual Focus (MF)

Lens mounts: Canon FD, FDn

First year of production: 1971

Last year of production: 1973

Optical design: 7 elements in 6 groups

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Average price: $90

Specifications:

Focal lengthMax. apertureMin. apertureBladesMin. Focus (m.)Filter Ø (mm.)Weight (gr/oz)Length (mm/in)
50mmf/1.4f/1680.4555370/13,149/1,9

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Canon FD 50 mm f/ 1.4


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Posted by: pacman1917   Date of publication: 14.01.2014



Photos taken with this lens Canon FD 50 mm f/ 1.4:


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Autor: Petrsedycz
2 0 1862

Mechanical quality4.007
Optical quality4.157
Usability4.007
Pricing / Value3.287
Bokeh4.007
Overall lens rating
3.89

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Owner reviews: Canon FD 50 mm f/ 1.4

ProfHankD 05.01.2016 23:13:51
Period of use: 36 months

Strengths:

Surprisingly different from the FDn version. 

The build is slightly coarse and plastic compared to the FL lenses, but still quite solid and less plastic than the FDn. Sharpness is at least on par with the FDn version, and maybe a tad better. Colors are very snappy and contrast is high. SA was less obvious than on the FDn. Overall, way better than the f/1.8 versions and a touch better than the FDn f/1.4. It does flare fairly easily, and can completely lose contrast when that happens.


Weaknesses:

Although bokeh are generally quite smooth, there is a thin bright line on the PSF that makes out-of-focus points of light look like circles as opposed to discs. It is more like the bokeh on my FL 55mm f/1.2 than the FDn 50mm f/1.4. It also suffers from red/cyan bokeh CA.


Comments:

Overall, a very pleasant fast normal lens.

My copy is the "silvernose," which looks even nicer.